Immunological pattern in Syrian golden hamsters experimentally infected with Schistosoma mansoni and Leishmania d. infantum
Mangoud, A.M.; Ramadan, M.E.; Morsy, T.A.; Mostafa, S.M.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 27(2): 497-504
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 9257989 Document Number: 472194
The immunoglobulins (IgG, IgM, IgE and IgA) and the complements (C3 and C4) were studied in hamsters as result of a single infection (S. mansoni or L.d. infantum) and as concomitant infection (L.d. infantum on top of S. mansoni). The immunological pattern showed profound IgG and IgA increase in the concomitant group than either infection alone. Also, concomitant infection induced more IgE increase than either infection alone. On the other hand, C3 and C4 showed more decrease in concomitant infection. The whole results were discussed.